2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

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2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
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NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–12 (13–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Austin Newton
  • Luke Strege
Home arena McBrayer Arena
Seasons
  2005–06
2007–08  
2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Austin Peay 164 .8002112  .636
Eastern Kentucky137 .6502112  .636
Tennessee Tech 137 .6501913  .594
Murray State 137 .6501614  .533
Samford 128 .6001616  .500
Southeast Missouri State 911 .4501120  .355
Morehead State 812 .4001218  .400
Tennessee State 812 .4001220  .375
Jacksonville State 713 .350922  .290
Eastern Illinois 614 .3001020  .333
UT Martin 515 .250823  .258
2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–7 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed North Carolina. [1]

Contents

Roster

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 20 Mike Rose 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Naperville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2006*
at No. 5  Ohio State L 45–74 2–1
Jerome Schottenstein Center  
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Feb 27, 2007*
Morehead State
Quarterfinals
W 63–45 19–11
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 2, 2007*
vs.  Tennessee Tech
Semifinals
W 57–54 20–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center  
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2007*
vs.  Austin Peay
Championship game
W 63–62 21–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007*
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4  North Carolina
First Round
L 65–86 21–12
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum  (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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